Iran-backed militia is targeted in new wave of actions spurred by its involvement in Syria and Yemen

The Trump administration on Friday imposed sanctions against what it called a major Hezbollah financing network in a move senior U.S. officials said is the first of a wave of actions targeting the Iran-backed militia.

The sanctions are meant to choke funding for the Lebanon-based organization, previously designated a terrorist group by the U.S., amid fears that the proxy for Tehran is stoking regional conflict and could spark war with Israel and other U.S. partners in the Middle East, senior administration officials told reporters...